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Dylan Alkins: Divers search Newhaven harbour for boy | Dylan Alkins: Divers search Newhaven harbour for boy |
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Divers have carried out a fresh search for a 14-year-old boy who was swept out to sea from an East Sussex beach last month. | |
Dylan Alkins was last seen playing in the surf at Newhaven's West Beach, East Sussex, on 27 October. | Dylan Alkins was last seen playing in the surf at Newhaven's West Beach, East Sussex, on 27 October. |
Police said a team conducted a search in Newhaven harbour on Tuesday but it could not continue as planned on Wednesday because of the weather. | |
PC Matt Holt said officers had been searching the outer harbour wall arm. | PC Matt Holt said officers had been searching the outer harbour wall arm. |
"This is the area where Dylan was last seen and we want to eliminate search areas in an effort to find him," he said. | "This is the area where Dylan was last seen and we want to eliminate search areas in an effort to find him," he said. |
Friends of Dylan, who was swept out to sea shortly before a storm battered Britain last month, organised a search of the coast for him on 8 November. | Friends of Dylan, who was swept out to sea shortly before a storm battered Britain last month, organised a search of the coast for him on 8 November. |
The force expects to resume its search next week "depending on weather and sea conditions". | |
Dylan was last seen playing in the surf about 30ft (10m) from the shore at about 16:15 GMT. None of his friends were injured. | Dylan was last seen playing in the surf about 30ft (10m) from the shore at about 16:15 GMT. None of his friends were injured. |
An immediate and intensive search involving police, coastguard and the Newhaven inshore lifeboat followed in what were described as "atrocious conditions". | An immediate and intensive search involving police, coastguard and the Newhaven inshore lifeboat followed in what were described as "atrocious conditions". |
Teams continued their search for Dylan and a helicopter carried out a sweep of the coastline from Beachy Head to Peacehaven in the days that followed. | Teams continued their search for Dylan and a helicopter carried out a sweep of the coastline from Beachy Head to Peacehaven in the days that followed. |
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